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Researchers Receive $2.7M NIH Grant to Investigate Effects of Phthalate Exposure on Neurodevelopment and Autism

January 8, 2026 / Comparative Biosciences News

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is funding University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign researchers to study risk factors for autism spectrum disorders using magnetic resonance imaging in a mouse model. Drs. Howard Gritton and Paul Bonthuis,…
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Medications Could Help Aging Brain Cope with Surgery, Memory Impairment

January 07, 2026 / Comparative Biosciences News

Simple pharmaceutical interventions could help older brains cope with memory impairment and recovery after surgery, new studies in mice suggest. In two studies, researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign investigated different aspects of cognitive…
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Investiture for Chair and Professorship: Meet Our Recipients

December 18, 2025 / General News

Research Spotlight: Matthew Berry

December 04, 2025 / Research News

Using about 60 words, how would you explain your main area of research focus to someone sitting next to you on an airplane? As a veterinary medical oncologist in the comparative oncology field, my research…
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Seek and Ye Shall Find: Whole-Genome Sequencing Detects Hunnivirus in Bovine and Caprine Samples in North America

December 04, 2025 / Practitioner Updates

When experts at the University of Illinois Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory performed whole-genome sequencing on samples from a 1-month-old goat with diarrhea, they were surprised to find the presence of hunnivirus, which was not previously reported…
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Do Toxicants Cause Obesity? Fishing for Answers in the Microbiome

November 18, 2025 / Pathobiology

The worldwide prevalence of obesity more than doubled between 1990 and 2022, according to the World Health Organization. This chronic complex disease has been linked to increased risk of type 2 diabetes, heart disease, and…
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Illinois Team to Lead up to $28M Initiative to Build a Precision Phage Platform for Promoting Public Health

November 18, 2025 / General News

Researchers from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign will partner with investigators from industrial and academic institutions, including Ginkgo Bioworks, Baylor University, University of Minnesota, Oregon State University, and Oregon Health & Science University, on a…
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Researchers Receive $2.7M NIH Grant to Investigate Effects of Phthalate Exposure on Neurodevelopment and Autism

Medications Could Help Aging Brain Cope with Surgery, Memory Impairment

Investiture for Chair and Professorship: Meet Our Recipients

Research Spotlight: Matthew Berry

Seek and Ye Shall Find: Whole-Genome Sequencing Detects Hunnivirus in Bovine and Caprine Samples in North America

Do Toxicants Cause Obesity? Fishing for Answers in the Microbiome

Illinois Team to Lead up to $28M Initiative to Build a Precision Phage Platform for Promoting Public Health

Cancer Discovery for Pets and People: Only at Illinois

Research Spotlight: Kun Wang

Research Spotlight: Ying Fang

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Researchers Receive $2.7M NIH Grant to Investigate Effects of Phthalate Exposure on Neurodevelopment and Autism

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